In this post, I would like to explain different cases when cancelling Inbound Goods Receipt process with EWM for both case entire Inbound cancel and partial Inbound cancel.   Overview EWM Inbound process This is process flow of simple Inbound process with direct putaway step. Note: Inbound delivery Notification is created when using Decentralized EWM,....

Purpose: As part of 2020 release, SAP introduced harmonized serial number profile. With this profile, only one serial number profile will be assigned to a product on the ERP side in General Plant Data / Storage 2 (Plant data/Stro.2) view. EWM processes read the serialization settings from plant data (MARC) and updates in product master. To....

Introduction: The objective of this blog is to share my insights on the topic of S/4HANA migration for the Warehouse Control Unit interfaces (WM-LSR) in the classical SAP LE-WM of legacy ECC system. The control of material movements in the warehouse is hardly carried out manually but by an automated warehouse control units (WCUs). The....

Today, I will show you, how to use new function, provided by SAP for Advanced Production Integration – quantity calculation for staging, based on PMR calculation. All screens comes from S/4Hana 2021 Embedded EWM. Introduction: As SAP documentation said:   Quantity proposal You can define a minimum quantity for the product on the PSA. If....

In an SAP EWM standard behavior posting changes of stocks within the storage bin is prevented by mixed storage setting, in case there are multiple stocks (multiple HUs) in the particular bin. Some example errors: – Mixed storage for storage type &1 (bin &2) failed due to product check, /SCWM/HU_WM160 – Mixed storage for storage....

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are two large countries in Central Asia with 19 and 36 million inhabitants, respectively. Like many other countries, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have launched a government serialization program to fight counterfeit and illegal medicines. In 2023, in both of these countries, this program entered the final phase. All manufacturers and distributors must adapt....

Figure out how to stop consumption of Component packed in HU against manufacturing Order(MO) in RF Figure out how to stop consumption reversal of a component packed in HU against MO in RF Synopsis: A TECO status is generally put in Manufacturing order once production life cycle has come to an end and no further....

Purpose: As part of 1909 release, you can now utilize replenishment strategy “0008 Stock Transfer with Warehouse Task” to move a product from an EWM storage location to an IM storage location, thus eliminating the need to create deliveries in an Embedded EWM system for Kanban replenishment. Process Flow: The below flow depicts the end-to-end flow for....

Subcontracting is the process where child materials (components) are issued to an external vendor for final assembly. In this blog, I will try to explain the configuration and steps required to accomplish the subcontracting process with EWM managed. Configuration required: Document type and Item type integration: When we issue the component material from our premises for the....

In below blog, I will describe usage of Graphical Warehouse Layout (GWL) in SAP EWM. Examples and screens comes from SAP S/4Hana 2021 Embedded EWM. Introduction: What is GWL? Graphical Warehouse Layout (GWL) display two-dimension layout of your warehouse. Based on coordinates, you can create full layout of your warehouse/factory. There are some predefined objects....

We frequently receive requests for any SAP EWM S4 HANA transformation or implementation project where the business uses more than one type of barcode and does not want to change the barcode because it is necessary for their operations. In such cases, it is important to understand the barcode types being used and their compatibility....

You have set up the integration of SAP Warehouse Operator App with the SAP S/4HANA cloud system as per the blog post How to get started with SAP Warehouse Operator App V2.0. This blog talks about setting up business users in your SAP S/4HANA cloud system to be able to use the App.   Create a....

In this blog, I will attempt to explain how the availability group and ERP storage location are linked, as well as how the stock type is determined in the EWM inbound delivery. And this behavior is same for both S4hana Embedded EWM and Decentralized EWM system. How does the inbound delivery get the stock type....

Definition- The target production supply area (PSA) defines the production supply area of the next production step.It is used if a semifinished product remains in production and is needed for a subsequent production step.     Dependencies-->If the storage location, where the semifinished product is placed upon order confirmation or goods receipt, is not managed by....

The purpose of this blog is to give you some insights about the required configuration and manual steps if you change the ERP system connected to EWM. Business Case If you use a Decentralized EWM system, the database should be connected to an ERP system. It can be an SAP or non-SAP system. Recently, I....

In Logistic well-known such terms as FEFO, LIFO and FIFO. In this blog-post we invent a few new logistic terms and realize a logic from it  via SAP EWM BADI implementation FEFO: First Expired, First Out (FEFO) is a term used in field inventory management to describe a way of dealing with the logistics of products....

SAP Warehouse Operator is a native mobile app integrated with Warehouse Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud public edition, that supports warehouse operators with business processes like picking and putaway. SAP Warehouse Operator is currently available for iOS mobile devices. This blog talks about integrating the App with SAP S/4HANA cloud system.   Required Systems and Components Warehouse....

Configurable telegram structures This is the open source PLC emulator release 20230410 announcement. With this release the emulator supports configurable telegram structures. Let’s see how it works in the channel synchronization scenario. Channel synchronization is established with the following telegrams: SYES “Synchronization Setup” sent from MFS to the emulator SYBE “Synchronization Begin” sent from the emulator to MFS....

The purpose of this blog is to give you some insights about the PPF actions in EWM. Business Case We are using a MES system to manage the PP operations. Every time the operator scans the pallet and confirm the order, SAP receive a notification / MBGMCR Idoc for the new movement. This notification will....

This is a short announcement of an updated version of the open source PLC emulator. Performance issues have been identified thanks to Patrick Rogge and his comments to the How to setup and run PLC emulator for SAP EWM MFS blog. Patrick has noticed unusually high CPU usage by essentially idle emulator instance. The issue has been noted in the....

We see lots of hanging queues from EWM to ERP system due to the various reasons. Some of these may be resolved with the master data corrections or number ranges just to name a few. There are few related to the transactional data such as posting period closure or duplicate HUs etc. It is a....

People inquire in the comments to the blog series on open source PLC emulator how to get a ready to run application file for the emulator, e.g. Ganesh Navale asks: I had found below link and they have provided single executable to run PLC emulator. Can you provide similar executable? or Shaikh Masir comments: Where can i find PLC SIM EMULATOR....

Introduction : To increase the efficiency of the picking process , warehouses are opting picking from fixed bins and when ever required doing the replenishment from the reserve are to fixed bins. So in order to replenish the qty from reserve to fixed bins, businesses are expecting to put away  the stock at near fixed....

Introduction: Now a days businesses are asking to create the automatic TU (Transportation Unit) creation once the PO &IBD created though ASN. So, in this Blog I am going to explain the TU configuration and automatic TU & vehicle creation through PPF actions.   So, this blogs are categorized as below sections: TU and Vehicle....

Assume a business case in where same product is put away in storage bins as PALLETS and BOXES . But system shows always in base unit of measurement like in each.   Now warehouse requirement is like, In the out bound side whenever Picking WT create for this product, system should split WT as per....

In this blog I would like to explain the basic information on Message queue monitoring in SAP EWM.   INTRODUCTION: Communication between the ERP system and the SCM system is based on the asynchronous transfer technique queued Remote Function Call (qRFC). This technique is used for both the initial data transfer and the transfer of....

  Introduction:    Assume a Situation in a warehouse, where Huge qty of the same product is occupying the first two or three whole storage types which are near to the staging area, to avoid that business  asked to fill few bins per product in each storage type.   So we are going to achieve....

Warehouse operation team, be it warehouse operator or warehouse supervisor executes warehouse internal business process such as scrapping of a damage pallet physical inventory or stock posting change in EWM. As this business transaction process completes in EWM system, relevant goods movements posting gets performed in ECC. Quite often it is ask from business to....

PLC Sim is a free, open source, platform independent tool to test SAP EWM MFS connectivity and facilitate SAP EWM MFS implementation projects. The software has been made available under copyleft GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 Main Features The current release of PLC Sim supports: Optional automatic telegram acknowledgment with handshake response Optional LIFE telegrams filtering Multiple communication....

The article Free, open source PLC emulator for SAP EWM MFS has introduced the PLC Sim project. It is available on GitHub in the repository mfs-plc-sim. Now, let’s see how the emulator can be used to automate a stock placement process with two different PLCs: a conveyor and a stacker. The stock placement process setup SAP EWM MFS initial setup....

To establish a flow how nested HU can be relevant for Quality inspection for Inbound receiving process considering a shipment is arriving in Pre-Packed form at Pallet level and at box level. Figure out how Usage decision can be conducted at Top HU level and at Sub HU level. Address the core issues of Warehouse....

After the completion/confirmation of the putaway task, sometimes it gets noticed that there is a difference in the quantity being confirmed versus the the delivered quantity. There may be a chance of wrong counting and inputting the wrong quantity due to human error.. If there is a difference then this difference needs to be adjusted....

The open source PLC emulator is available as the copyleft GitHub repository mfs-plc-sim for everyone to clone, build and run. Still building the emulator might get challenging. The intention of this article is to help with the process. Unfortunately due to redistribution restrictions of SAP Java Connector license terms, I must not provide self contained, ready to....

As per SAP Help on Telegram Repetition and Channel Check Synchronization means that after a connection was established by SAP EWM, the programmable logic controller (PLC) was given the opportunity to send all messages that accumulated during the period of disconnection. PLC Sim emulator does not send telegrams if SAP EWM MFS communication channel is not started....

Now a days it is becoming mandatory to print storage bin labels to verify the storage bins while confirming put away and removal tasks, so in this short blog I am going to show how to print the storage bins label in SAP-EWM   The T-Code used to print the storage bins is /N/SCWM/PRBIN Standard....

In past, I have already written a blog on Direct ODO creation from EWM which creates replenishment delivery and corresponding STO PO between 2 Plants. The current blog is an attempt to explain how DirODO can be integrated with Shipping and Receiving functionality with Pallets build up at Production supply Area using Advanced Production Integration with RF....

Improvement proposal open for voting List exception codes with F8 or another function key A typical SAP EWM RF screen is of the following structure Source: SAP Help Notably, it features the shortcut field, that allows to enter exception codes. Another feature of SAP EWM RF screens are function keys and F8 among them, that displays a....

Stock upload is a key activity in any SAP EWM project. Sometimes we may get automated methods to build a file but sometimes we must build it from scratch. That’s where this blog will come handy. There could be many ways of building the stock upload csv file and this is one of the method.....

Before proceeding, I want to convey the motivation behind writing this blog is as follows:- Condition technique is a concept that is used widely in EWM, hence getting a proper understanding of this is a must. While doing some configuration with my colleagues, I found out some of them instantly understood how it worked, while....

This blog post is intended to provide the reader details for SAP EWM RF development. As part of this blog, I am going to discuss the functional aspects for RF menu changes, Function code key changes & addition of new screen in the RF Flow. Menu changes – We need to create new Presentation profile....

I think in WM or EWM, if you think “singleton” it often is not right, as we don’t want “one instance per system” but “one instance per LGNUM per system” -> Multiton! Here is an example: CLASS zcl_example DEFINITION PUBLIC FINAL CREATE PRIVATE. PUBLIC SECTION. CLASS-METHODS: get_instance IMPORTING iv_lgnum TYPE /scwm/lgnum RETURNING VALUE(rref_instance) TYPE REF....

I wrote at https://blogs.sap.com/2022/07/01/multiton-example-using-a-singleton-in-wm-oder-ewm-what-about-lgnum/ how – in EWM – I often want to use multiton classes. And as I don’t want to type a lot, I made myself a AdT template. This is it: Spoiler: the variable ${enclosing_object} is what makes it so god! CLASS ${enclosing_object} DEFINITION PUBLIC FINAL CREATE PRIVATE. PUBLIC SECTION. CLASS-METHODS: get_instance IMPORTING iv_lgnum....

Introduction: In this blog post , we will talk about customer consignment process with SAP EWM in S4 HANA 2020. This process is typically divided into 4 sub parts. 1- Consignment fill-up 2- Consignment issue 3- Consignment return 4- Consignment pick-up   Out of 4 sub parts, only part 1 and 4 touch storage location,....

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Have you ever searched for SAP Notes/KBAs and did not know how to narrow down the long result list to the most relevant SAP Notes & KBAs? SAP is offering a helpful feature with the search filter “SAP TopSolutions” as Document Type. If your result list is too long just use search filter “Document Type....

Objective- Determination of Crate Part Replenishment separate Item types in PMR document in EWM Determination of PSA bin from /SCWM/PSASTAGE table when HUs are closed from Packing Work center instead of hard coding PSA bins at WPT Synopsis: When manufacturing order is released having the BOM components, EWM system should be able to determine dynamically....

In this blog, we will learn SAP EWM Technical. In the first part,  read the header and item of the delivery. There are some business cases where we need to write the logic to get the information of deliveries like inbound and outbound. we can utilize the logic in reports, function modules, and classes. A....

Today I am going to make a comparation of physical inventory process among IM vs WM vs EWM. Overall process steps are quite the same, but are still different and each process has it own advantages. Let’s check it out through this post. Customizing isn’t mentioned as this blogs focus on comparing the processes. Customizing....

During a project, we had to study the implementation of the RF voice functionnality within SAP EWM. Throughout our research, we didn’t find lots of documentation about it. Thus, i wrote this blog post in order to explain step by step how to implement a pick by voice solution in a SAP EWM environment. First....

Introduction: In this blog post, we will discuss about how to post material documents with own defined MVT types for goods movements initiated from EWM system. One simple example is – once we confirm put away WT in EWM then system posts 411 material document  in S4 core system for doing a transfer posting from....

In this blog, we will unpack,the transfer of additional Non EWM fields or custom fields from ERP Material Master ( MM01 ) to EWM Product Master (/SCWM/MAT1). This topic is divided into 2 parts. In this Blog ( Part 1 ), we will explore how to enhance the /SCWM/MAT1 transaction. Next part(2) will see the....

Usage & Integration: Used in Picking Process or in staging of components to Production supply, in case a partial pallet quantity is required for customer Order/manufacturing, the picking takes place at the pick point. The pick point is bypassed for a full pallet picking, Full Pallet is directly routed to shipment loading area or production....

In this blog post, we will cover the basic system settings and process flow to have synchronous GR and GI with production orders in S4 HANA EWM 2020. Before S4 HANA 2020, When we do confirmation of the  production order then IBD will be created for receiving of FG/SFG, and OBD will be created for....

Objective: The objective of this blog post is to showcase system demo and settings that we need to perform for 2 step KANBAN stock transfer with EWM managed storage locations. Both source and destination storage locations will be EWM managed. Context: 2 step stock transfer is generally used when the source storage location from which the....

The travel distance calculation (TDN) is a very complex functionality in EWM, which needs many data to work properly. The process of completing of all this data is very complicated and lacks on comprehensive visualisation and tools in standard system. Mostly you have to edit or import tables with XYZ bin coordinates, local and global....

Objective of this blog post is to showcase new functionality made available in S4 HANA 2020 for synchronous goods receipt for external procurement like purchase orders created for EWM managed storage location. Prior to S4 HANA 2020, we were obliged to create inbound delivery for purchase orders created for EWM managed storage location to post....

Embedded EWM provides flexibility to effectively carry out transactions through mobile RFUI Screens. These Screens are designed to cater to end to end functionality often with advanced features such as Picking with Pick Handling Units. While working as a consultant with various clients during EWM implementations I have come across numerous requirements where these screens....

In this blog post I would like to share my experience regarding possible performance bottlenecks in EWM which we had to tackle at some projects, especially with high percent of automatization in the process. I would be glad to have some more input in the comments. It is pretty often when Performance is one of....

Introduction  I am working as SAP EWM Consultant and i have enjoyed reading all the blogs posted by experts in the area of SAP EWM. Now I am writing my first blog post on SAP EWM for the inbound process using RF screen in SAP S/4 HANA Embedded EWM version 2020 with POSC & LOSC....

Over the past 2 years the risks and shortfalls in our global supply chains have been front and center in presidential briefing rooms, company boardrooms, and even family dining rooms. Supply chains are now recognized as central to business survival, success, and growth, rather than an opportunity to just reduce costs. As we head into....

Introduction In this blog, the steps outlined for configuring and executing ‘Supplier Advance Return Management process in S/4HANA’. This will help users to configure advance return management and execute, monitor in S/4HANA Environment. The Business user can effectively monitor the complete return process cycle end to end and take corrective measures. The system can be....

API has been a hot term in recent years and will definitely be one of the buzz words in 2022. In this blog I will present a use case in transportation management (TM) combined with extended warehouse management (eWM) on how we use application programming interfaces for our carrier integration. The days of sending files....

Introduction: In this blog post you will learn about the Bulk Storage Put away Strategy in SAP EWM. There are some materials that require a large amount of storage space usually stored in bulk Storage areas and in this type of scenarios bulk put away strategy is used. Examples: beverages, tyres and glass products etc.....

Introduction: The most of the times, it is common requirement to create the packing instructions in the ERP and the packaging specifications in EWM. Since these two activities will have the same functionality, it would be better to have common approach/solution to reduce the effort of creating these packing instructions/packaging specifications. The ERP and EWM....

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From release of 1909, SAP has done a great deal of simplification in area of Manufacturing process related to Kanban which includes a simplified ”Warehouse task-based Integration‘ Kanban functionality. The whole idea of this functionality is to skip lengthy necessity of maintaining the process of outbound warehouse request and warehouse order. With S/4 HANA 2020,....

We have now released our innovations in the area of Warehouse Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2105. You can find the overview of this release by accessing the following link to our “What’s New in Warehouse Management in SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2105″ presentation. This Cloud release is one of our most comprehensive to date, where we improved....

Often there is a situation in warehouse when there are no free bins for the incoming material to be moved in. The strategies like “Mixed Storage not allowed” restrict full usage of storage bins even if the existing storage bin is not utilized to it’s fullest capacity. In such situations, you can consolidate the stocks to free....

1         Overview In this blog post, I will explain how the TM-EWM integration in the S4HANA 1909 system will work in an integrated way in outbound delivery process. The article will include more detailed information about the EWM side and more brief information about the TM-ERP sides. While providing this integration, the following steps will....